Chapter Summaries

Shen Jin was interrupted while Shen Mengmeng tried to seduce him, then spent the night with Shang Qian. The next morning, he ordered the Self-Defense Force to begin fighting zombies that afternoon so they could train on the battlefield.

• Shen Mengmeng performed a provocative dance for Shen Jin, but Shang Qian burst in and took him back to their room.
• Shang Qian joined her bed to Shen Jin's and pulled his hand beneath her covers, while Shen Jin realized she had noticed him sneaking looks at her.
• Shen Jin arrived at the training ground the next morning exhausted and told Zhao Chao to distribute [Iron Swords].
• Shen Jin ordered Zhao Chao to take the newly trained group to kill zombies that afternoon, and Zhao Chao agreed to shift their training toward actual combat.

Shen Jin led Zhao Chao and the Self-Defense Force on a training mission to clear Fragrant Sea Residential Community, where they fought evolved zombies and rescued survivors. As the exhausted group prepared to return, they encountered a man abducting a mother and daughter, and Liu Yang charged forward to confront him.

• Shen Jin took Zhao Chao and ten Self-Defense Force fighters to Fragrant Sea Residential Community to train and collect Zombie Crystal Cores.
• The group killed an M-Type Zombie and cleared the community’s southern buildings, defeating twelve evolved zombies and rescuing twenty-one survivors.
• Shen Jin collected electrical appliances while the fighters gathered supplies and grew increasingly tired.
• As the group hid to avoid a leather-jacketed man carrying off a mother and her daughter, the man claimed he was the law in Lükou District.
• Liu Yang sprang up and threatened to punch the abductor, leaving Shen Jin with no choice but to act.

Shen Jin and the Red Water Bay Base Self-Defense Force encountered a Tier 1 superhuman abducting two women, and Shen Jin killed him after the attacker overwhelmed the group. The attacker’s companions learned that their third brother was dead and threatened Red Water Bay Base.

• Liu Yang revealed that the group came from Red Water Bay Base, prompting the leather-jacketed man to attack them.
• The man disarmed the Self-Defense Force, knocked Liu Yang unconscious, and wounded the others before Shen Jin’s Diamond Sword severed his Steel Claws.
• The attacker grabbed Shang Qian, but Shen Jin shot him in the head with a Desert Eagle and rescued her.
• Shen Jin checked on the injured group and searched the corpse while Zhao Chao kept quiet about seeing the gun.
• A survivor identified the dead man as the third of Technology College’s Three Great Superhumans, and a voice on his walkie-talkie threatened Red Water Bay Base.

After learning about the three tyrants of Technology College, Shen Jin strengthened his defenses and moved the observation-zone residents inside the outer zone. Zhu Ying and Cao Changren came to Red Water Bay Base seeking revenge and its secrets, but found a thirty-meter-high wall blocking their way.

• Shen Jin learned that the three tyrants bullied settlements, collected food and women, and that Third Brother had two powerful brothers still alive.
• Shen Jin decided to improve his defenses after realizing that washed iron ore had produced gunpowder alongside other materials.
• Shen Jin brought everyone from the observation zone into the outer zone and built defenses through the night.
• Zhu Ying and Cao Changren discussed Third Brother's death and their plans to avenge him and investigate Red Water Bay Base.
• Zhu Ying and Cao Changren reached the observation zone and found the old shack gone, a deep pit in its place, and a thirty-meter-high wall before them.

Hu Shou visited the Heaven and Earth Net Bureau’s laboratory, where researchers were studying zombie virus samples and improving Gene Optimization Serum. He learned of a suspected Clone Technique user in D City and promised to verify the report and find the person.

• Hu Shou toured the laboratory as a scientist tested zombie-virus compounds and asked him to capture more M-Type Zombies, preferably M1 Zombies.
• Old Yang told Hu Shou that Gene Optimization Serum 2.0 had passed trials but still could not create Tier 1 superhumans.
• Old Yang explained that perfectly extracting energy from Zombie Crystal Cores might improve the serum, though researchers had not yet achieved it.
• Hu Shou and Old Yang lamented losing contact with Fu Wei and the Q City laboratory after the outbreak.
• Hu Shou reported that D City had identified a suspected ability user who could create two identical people, and he promised to investigate and find them.

Zhu Ying and Cao Changren discovered the hidden entrance to Red Water Bay Base and broke through its outer wall, while Shen Jin’s people and the refugees waited in concealed areas. Zhu Ying and Cao Changren reached the inner door, poised to enter the base.

• Zhu Ying and Cao Changren mistook the thirty-meter wall for an illusion, then realized Cao Changren’s metalized fists could damage it but not break through.
• Zhu Ying used his energy ability to crack the wall at one of Cao Changren’s fist marks and exposed a concealed iron door.
• Cao Changren metalized his whole body before entering the passage with Zhu Ying.
• The refugees outside panicked after hearing the wall crash and pounded on the inner door, unaware that the base aboveground was empty.
• Zhao Chao led the recruits, the eight rescued women, and Shen Mengmeng through a hidden underground escape route, while Zhu Ying and Cao Changren approached the inner iron door.

Shen Jin’s trap killed Zhu Ying’s clone and the other superhuman, but Zhu Ying survived by hiding as the original and was shot by Shen Jin and Shang Qian. With all three enemies dead, Shen Jin and Shang Qian set out to claim their territory and supplies.

• Zhu Ying and Cao Changren entered Shen Jin’s trapped passage, where pistons slammed down and twenty blocks of TNT exploded, destroying the wall.
• The original Zhu Ying survived by using his clone technique, then planned to recover and return for revenge.
• Shen Jin shot Zhu Ying at close range, and Shang Qian cut off his head to ensure he was dead.
• Shen Jin explained how he had built the layered trap and prepared a backup ambush in case anyone survived the explosion.
• Shang Qian pointed out that the dead superhumans’ territory, supplies, and people now belonged to them, and Shen Jin agreed to raid their base.

After killing Zhu Ying and two Tier 1 Superhumans, Shen Jin led the Self-Defense Force and Shang Qian to raid the D City Institute of Technology, where the three tyrants had kept their base. At the campus, Shen Jin realized the building labeled “Warehouse” was suspicious, leaving the group uncertain about what lay behind its blacked-out windows.

• Shen Jin and Shang Qian buried Zhu Ying and searched the remains of the two Superhumans they had killed.
• Shen Jin returned to the underground passage and told the Self-Defense Force that both Superhumans were dead.
• Shen Jin gathered the group and set out to wipe out the three tyrants’ lair and collect its supplies.
• The group traveled through the Fragrant Sea Residential Community and commercial streets to reach the D City Institute of Technology, clearing zombies along the way.
• Shen Jin broke through the campus’s wire-mesh barrier and led everyone toward the building marked “Warehouse.”
• Shen Jin stopped the group, pointing out that the label and blacked-out windows made the supposed warehouse suspicious.

Shen Jin's group searched the central building at D City Institute of Technology, finding a huge food stockpile and a stash of Energy Crystal Cores in the former leader's room. The chapter ended when someone reported a person inside another room, putting the group on guard.

• Shen Jin led his group to the main building and had them cautiously search its floors.
• The group discovered that the second floor was filled with themed sex rooms, then found large reserves of food on the third floor.
• Shen Jin used his inventory to collect the instant noodles and decided to transport the remaining supplies later.
• Shen Jin found Energy Crystal Cores, including a super evolved zombie's core, in the leader's room, bringing his quest progress to 93/100.
• Someone called out that there was a person in a room, and Shen Jin and the others readied themselves to confront the unknown presence.

Shen Jin and his team found Mu Yan, rescued her from captivity, and learned that other women in the building had suffered badly. After searching the rooms and collecting zombie crystal cores, Shen Jin completed his mission and prepared to bring the survivors back to Red Water Bay Base.

• Shen Jin recognized Mu Yan, and she learned that his team had killed the three men who imprisoned her.
• Mu Yan panicked when she heard the team came from Red Water Bay, but Shen Jin explained that they had destroyed the base and rescued its captives.
• Mu Yan told Shen Jin that the other women in the building had been treated cruelly, and he ordered her to pack so she could join them.
• Shen Jin's team searched the rooms and found 51 Energy Crystal Cores.
• The system announced that Shen Jin had completed the mission to collect zombie crystal cores.

Shen Jin and his Self-Defense Force rescued 110 women from the building and offered them a safe home at Red Water Bay Base. As the women wept with relief, a Spider-Man wearing a Rolex suddenly attacked from above.

• Shen Jin unlocked the Crystal Core Shop and received a mission to become a Tier 1 Superhuman.
• Shen Jin led the group into the building on the left, where Shang Qian cut through the chained entrance.
• Zhao Chao identified the food in a cooking pot as pig feed, and the group brought 110 women out of the building.
• Shen Jin promised the women a safe place to live at Red Water Bay Base, and they cried with relief.
• A Spider-Man wearing a Rolex dropped down behind Shen Jin and shot a strand of web.

Shen Jin and his allies fought a Spider-Man-themed attacker who wore an Iron Spider suit and wielded powerful abilities. After Shen Jin survived a standoff with him using a TNT blast and a Desert Eagle, the two began to suspect the attack stemmed from a misunderstanding.

• Spider-Man ambushed Shen Jin and his allies, overwhelming the Self-Defense Force with webs while Shen Jin blocked his attacks.
• Spider-Man revealed four metal legs from an Iron Spider suit and smashed through Shen Jin’s stone defenses.
• Shen Jin and Shang Qian escaped underground as Spider-Man pierced their stone cover, then a TNT charge exploded when Spider-Man lifted the smoking bundle.
• Shen Jin emerged with Shang Qian and found Spider-Man alive but badly injured, so he aimed his Desert Eagle at him while Spider-Man held an Ultraman attack pose.
• Shen Jin and Spider-Man cautiously agreed to talk, and Spider-Man said he had come in the name of justice to punish villains.
• Shen Jin began to realize that Spider-Man might have mistaken him for a villain.

Shen Jin and Zhu Dan resolved their misunderstanding and became allies after discovering they had both fought against the villains at the Technology College. Zhu Dan enhanced Shen Jin’s Diamond Sword, but soldiers from Vanguard Group One arrived and ordered everyone to surrender.

• Shen Jin and Zhu Dan realized they had mistaken each other for enemies and lowered their weapons.
• Shen Jin learned that Zhu Dan was a nineteen-year-old former student who had traveled from the Sun River Scenic Area to rescue the Technology College’s survivors.
• Zhu Dan used his Special Ability to bless Shen Jin’s Diamond Sword with an unknown enchantment.
• Vanguard Group One approached and threatened to execute anyone who refused to cooperate with its mission.

Shen Jin and his group escaped Government troops who tried to detain them, then returned safely to Red Water Bay Base. He opened the Crystal Core Shop and was astonished by what it offered.

• Shen Jin and Zhu Dan decided to flee as Government troops advanced, and Shen Jin raised a stone wall to block their view.
• Shen Jin led the group through a tunnel, while the Government troops searched the school and failed to find them.
• The Government troops reported their failed mission, helped secure the school, and withdrew.
• Shen Jin's group emerged on a shopping street, and Zhu Dan parted ways with them before they returned to Red Water Bay Base.
• Shen Jin rested briefly, went to his workshop, and opened the Crystal Core Shop in amazement.

Shen Jin examined the Crystal Core Shop and decided to pursue an Advanced Special Ability Awakening Potion, but he lacked the cores to exchange for it. He called the Heaven and Earth Net Bureau to propose a trade for their Zombie Crystal Cores.

• Shen Jin reviewed the awakening potions, their ability rankings, and the costs to unlock the shop's second page.
• Shen Jin chose to save for an Advanced Special Ability Awakening Potion and realized he was 357 Energy Crystal Cores short.
• Shen Jin considered waiting for zombies to evolve for easier harvesting, then worried that evolved zombies and Black Insects would threaten his base.
• Shen Jin decided Heavenly Net Headquarters would have enough Zombie Crystal Cores and offered to trade them the Extractor.
• Shen Jin called the Heaven and Earth Net Bureau and said he had something valuable to offer.

Hu Shou arrived at D City's Grain Reserve Bureau base and learned about the failed attempt to capture Zhu Ying and the Tier 2 Earth-based ability user, Lu Qiang. After receiving word that Lu Qiang could extract substances from Energy Crystal Cores, Hu Shou set out for Red Water Bay to meet him, while Shen Jin prepared for the Government delegation.

• Hu Shou landed at the Grain Reserve Bureau base and asked Xia Anbang for a report on the failed operation to capture Zhu Ying.
• Xia Anbang told Hu Shou that Zhu Ying was believed dead and described a group led by a powerful Earth-based ability user who had escaped pursuit.
• Hu Shou ordered Xia Anbang to prepare a thousand Energy Crystal Cores and accompany him to Red Water Bay to meet Lu Qiang.
• Hu Shou received a call from the Heavenly Net's Main Base about Lu Qiang's equipment for extracting substances from Energy Crystal Cores.
• Shen Jin ended his call with the Government and prepared a negotiation area on the Fishing Platform before making further preparations in the workshop.

Shen Jin met Hu Shou and demonstrated the [Extractor], which Hu Shou accepted in exchange for a thousand Energy Crystal Cores. After Hu Shou praised Shen Jin and invited him to join the Heaven and Earth Net Bureau, Shen Jin offered to trade him another [Extractor].

• Shen Jin hung up on Hu Shou as payback for Hu Shou having hung up on him before, then reassured Hu Shou that he was safe at his base.
• Hu Shou and Xia Anbang arrived by helicopter, and Shen Jin was shocked to discover that Hu Shou had come in person.
• Hu Shou invited Shen Jin to join the Heaven and Earth Net Bureau, but Shen Jin declined for the time being.
• Shen Jin showed Hu Shou the [Extractor] and its crystal-core experiment, and Old Yang confirmed that the machine likely worked.
• Hu Shou took the [Extractor], saluted Shen Jin for his contribution, and gave him a chest of a thousand Energy Crystal Cores.
• Shen Jin asked how many crystal cores Hu Shou would trade for a second [Extractor], prompting Hu Shou to realize there was more to the deal.

Shen Jin traded a second [Extractor] to Hu Shou for two Tier 1 Evolved Zombie Crystal Cores, while Hu Shou urged Xia Anbang to cooperate with Shen Jin and adapt to the changing balance of power. The Heavenly Net team flew away on friendly terms, and Shen Jin planned to use the cores to make [Special Ability Enhancement Potions].

• Shen Jin crafted another [Extractor] and brought it to Hu Shou, while Hu Shou told Xia Anbang not to pressure Shen Jin and to learn from his base.
• Hu Shou used his speed to take the heavy machine from Shen Jin and load it onto the helicopter.
• Shen Jin asked for level-one Energy Crystal Cores, and Hu Shou gave him two Tier 1 Evolved Zombie Crystal Cores in exchange for the [Extractor].
• Hu Shou and Xia Anbang left by helicopter after agreeing to work with Shen Jin again.
• The eight women celebrated Shen Jin's influence, while Shen Mengmeng practiced her splits and tried to catch his attention.

Shen Jin awakened the unique Food Creator ability and discovered that eating the food he created gave him temporary powers. After testing strength and elasticity boosts, he turned to Miao Shubai and offered her a banana.

• Shen Jin drank an Advanced Special Ability Awakening Potion and awakened the unique Food Creator ability.
• Shen Jin shouted that he had a big sausage, created it, and ate it to gain immense strength for five minutes.
• Shen Jin created and ate a big banana, gaining rubber-like elasticity and launching himself more than ten meters into the air.
• Shen Jin tested his enhanced strength and elasticity, then returned to normal after each effect wore off.
• Shen Jin wondered whether other people could eat his creations and called Miao Shubai over to offer her a banana.

Shen Jin tested the powers of several foods created by his Food Creator ability, including a strength-boosting sausage that let Zheng Ying briefly fight at Tier 1 strength. After identifying the effects of four foods, he decided to use a Special Ability Enhancement Potion on Shang Qian to see whether it could restore her space-based ability.

• Shen Jin had Zheng Ying eat his special sausage while Miao Shubai watched, and Zheng Ying temporarily gained enough strength to smash a pile of cobblestones.
• Shen Jin concluded that the sausage could temporarily boost teammates above their usual tier, with its power depending partly on the eater's physical fitness.
• Shen Jin created and ate a Senzu Bean, which filled him up and rapidly healed his injuries.
• Shen Jin ate a carrot that surrounded him with flames and heat, then identified the sausage, banana, bean, and carrot as foods with different special effects.
• Shen Jin decided to redeem a Special Ability Enhancement Potion for Shang Qian and test whether it could restore her space-based ability.